CVE-2026-79522 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a Denial of Service in GPAC via crafted HTTP requests due to an out-of-bounds read.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-79522?
CVE-2026-79522 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gpac Gpac, published on 9 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An out-of-bounds read in the gf_dm_get_chunk_data function (src/utils/downloader.c) of GPAC v26.07.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted HTTP request. Fixed in 2fd5a06ab226767900fd86edb5a1e8bfc1010640.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79522?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gpac Gpac.
How do I fix CVE-2026-79522?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79522 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-79522 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-79522 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gpac Gpac
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mgxg-c8rg-pvvr, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79522.